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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN i Be it known that lI, MOSESI. WALTON, ofMarlboro, in the county of Stark, and State of Ohio, have invented newand useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of myinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, oi`- which drawingsu Figure 1 is asidev view of a machine with my improvements.

Figure 2 is a plan of the same.

Figure' is an end view of the same. i

Figure 4 is a side view of the connecting-rod.

Figure 5'is a plan of the same, part being shown in full, and part insection.-

Figures, 7, 8, and 9 are elevations and plans of several devices forconnecting the'crank and'connecting-rod.

The ,nature of my invention consists in a peculiar arrangement of aiiy-wheel,'crank, and connecting-rod,

with a crank on the shaft of a 'washingmiachine of that class where thewashing is performed by means of the v partial and reciprocating niotionot a beater, by means of whiohI cause a rotation of the y-wheel toproduce thedesiied motion of thebeater, thus lessening the labor o f theworking'of said beater, and greatly increasing the utility ofthem'achine. i j

To enable others skilled in the art t o make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe its construction and Operation. i

A is the main box of the' machine, supported on legs, as shown, andwhich serves toihold the water and` i clothes .to be washed.. .The `ooverB is hinged to one side of the box A' by means ofhinges a a. C is theaxle i of thebeater G, said beater Gr being made of two arms, crossingeach otherat right angles, and having the pins attheir ends, as shown,the 'pins serving to stir the clothes in the water, or in any oth/ersuitable manner whereby a beater of this class is produced.f An arm, L,is securedtothe cover B, as shown, and at the endof said arm is`arranged the shaft I, on which is the y-wheelJ and the crank H. A crank,D, is made on the top of the beater-shaft C, andthis crank' is connectedto the crank H by means of connecting-rod F.- This connecting-rod F,shown in detail in figs. 4 and 5, has acylinder, E, arranged in one end,and aslottedhole, 1i. indicated by dotted lines in figs. 1 and 4, andseen 'in plan in g. 5. l i' I The crank D is passed through th'e holeband a hole in thecylinder E, the object of the cylinder 'a'nd hole bbeing to allow of both a horizontal `andl vertical motiont'o the:connecting-rod Fwithont binding". on the crank D. A hole, c, of theform shown in side view and-section, ismade in the other end of theconnecting-rod F,'the object of such shape for said hole being to allowthe connecting-rod F to conform to the m'otion o f the crank D withoutbinding on the crank H. i l y Two parts of cylinders 'd oZ, shown `iniig. 6, may be used in asuitably-iormed hole in the connecting-'rod F,by putting in these two 'pieces d d, and vthen inserting -the crank D orH, which'holds them in the rod F, ora crankmrbor, C, shown in fig. 7,may be inserted in the rod F, and have the crank D or H attached to it,as

!hown, ora crank-arbor, g, may be inserted in the rod F, as shown infig. 8, and arranged with reference to the peculiar motion of theconnecting-rod- F without'binding orcramping on the crank D or H.

-Another device, shown-in iig. 9, where'theA connecting-rod, showrratN,fis made of an iron rod, bent as connecting-rod F, and crankD or H, asthere shown, either of these last three devices serving to allow of theshown, maybe used. A block,it,fhaving the crank D or -H inserted'in it,and also the end of the connecting rod IIe-the last being inserted atright angles to the .first-issometimes a useful 4mode of connecting thecrank D or H,` especially in a very compact machine, where saidcranksmight bebrought near together. A metallic beging, with surfaces arrangedlike the hole c, may also be 'used in connection with the crank H.,

y It is readily seen that, by rotating theily-wheel J, by means of thehandle K, a, reciprocating rotary motion of the beater G is eil'ected',by which the washing of the clothes in the tub or box A is effected.The' arm L, on the end of which is secured the shaft I, with iiy-wheelJ, is made of such length as that the weight-of the shaft, ily-wheel,and their connections shall nearly balance that of the beater G, coverB, and their connections; thus making' thevcover B, withits'connection's, turn u p readily on the hinges a a. When the cover Bis thrown back,

as indicated by dotted red lines at B, the end of the arm L strikes'against the side of the box A, and thus supports the cover in positionB, as shown. Y I

Having thus fully described my invention, I wish itvun'ders'tood that Ido not claim the box A, beater G shaft C, cover nor any of thedevicesshown in gs. 6, 7, 8, and 9, nor the cylinder E, noi` hole c,taken separutely, as my invention; nor do I claim the hing'mg ofthecover B to the box, es these features have been before used; but v lWhat I do claim as my invention, and, desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

The shaft I, with crank H and flywheel J, and` the connecting-rod F,when used 'ineonnection with the crank D, on shaft C of beater G,substantially inthe manner and-for the purpose herein speeied.`

As evidence that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set 'my hand inpresence of two witnesses.

MOSES P. vWALTON.

Witnesses z F. LYNDE, ELI WALTON.

